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THE LAFAYETTE STATUE.
A Description of the Model that Is
Likely 20 be Decided upon.

There is no doubt OF the selection OF the design
for the Lafayette monument submitted by Fal-
yuiers and Marcel. the French scuiptors. 1t IS
the ore that meets with the most general appro-
baton OF the committee and the cOnnOiSSeur5 who
assisted them in reaching a conclusion. 1t Will
be finally decided upon IL the sculptors viii make
certain changes considered desirable. 1t is
thought that the figures OF other historical per-
sOnageS should adOrn the sides of the pedestal
than those on the model
As stated In yesterdays STAR, the design Is
yery striking and effective one. Lafayette stands
bareheaded In martial at tude with his OyercOat
blown back by the wind dis playing his continental
uniform. His left hand rests on the hllt or his
sword ana his night clencheS his folded cnapeau
ON the front of the pedestal History knseltng Is
represented as writing or pointing TO the tnscrip
lion, "a Lafayette ct seS COmpagnOns," with
sword On either side OF the pedestal are large
historical figures while the rear Is adorned Win
couple OF allegO1cai figures.
Some changes other than that mentloneu " III
probably be made bat the general appearance VIII
be similar that OF the model III carefully made IL
viii be very imposing, and Will prove WelcoIle
addition to the collection OF statues AT the capital
IL is not known that the committee came 10 any
Conclusion yesterday as 10 the site-
The Falguiere design, representing LalayeIte
side pointing the way to glory, and body or Con-
tinental troops at the base welcoming the dis
tinguiShed volunteer with hats and swords In the
aIr, It was thought would have striking eject,
and perhaps prove a great work. but probably
would not meet with the general approval or the
public as will the selected, as there Is nOtnlnS
odd or unconventional about the latter.
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DIED.

COLL. At Columbus, Ohio. the Rev Father r. @
COLL late pastor Of 81 Domlnic's churh, ON Satur-
O'Clock.
after lingering illness, AGED seventy five years.
Funeral from Zion Baptist church. r street south
west, ON May $, 1882, al Relatives aud friends
McCLIESH. May :, 1887. Mt 30 pm, HENRY
JENNINGS MCCI1ESH, AGED thirty Two years fye
Funeral from his late residence 4O5 street south
west al 80 pan, sunday May -. Services Trinity
church, Georgetown, pm. Relatives aid friends
invited.
MULLoY On Thursday May = 1887, at 4 30 L.
N WILLIAM A. MlLLON, in the 9th year of his
Bird street. southeast SUNDAY. May Sth. 3 O'Clock
y. m Friends and relatives respectfully invited
a. attend. -
POWERS. On April 2s 1887 in the United States
Marine Hospital, at New Orleans La, MICHAEL
the OF Charles and the late Mary Powers of Geone
town, DC. AGED nineteen years.
ROBINSON. Departed this life, May :. 1857, Mrs
LOUISA ROBINSON, beloved mother Of Mrs. Ces
Funeral at IL O'Clock Sunday, May g. Friends aud
relatives are invited 10 attend.
STAFFORD. Suddenly, at Rock Point. Nd MAY 4
1857, SAMUEL APPLETON sAFFORD.
Funeral services at 1905 st. NV, Monday, Msy
9th, at 30 pm.
TAYLOR. May @. 1887, Mrs. MATILDA TAYLOR
aged seyent g-six years and six months.
Funeral from Ebenezer church corner Of ID and
Fourth streets southeast, sunday May ~ at O'Clock
THORNTON. After a long and PAINFUL Illness
MARY A THORNTON, Friday morning, May u.
Funeral will take place from the residence Of Mrs
Lydia leeks 2i2 st Sc Monday, May 81. 1887. at
J.. ~ Friends and relatives cordially invited
attend lnternent at Harmona Cemetery.
TOWNLEl. ON May ;, 1857, at I 30 noon, Wall
TER RALPH TowNLEY. AGED twenty years. of l.
Funeral Will place from his late residence cog
Thirteenth street northwest, ON Sunday, May =. at
p m. Friends and relatives invited 10 attend.
WEST. In PHILADELPHIA. May j, 1887, Mrs. DELLA
COON. wife OF Geo. l.. West.
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Local Notes.

To-day Messrs. i. Williamson and c. Darlington,
Tor Ford j. Mcdonald, filed an action against
the Washington Market Co., claiming s. 600 DAM
ages by reason OF the defendant, on the I'd of May
breaking into their stalls, Nos. "a, 81 and 90 In
the market and boarding them up.
The portrrit OF Judge Arthur Macarthur who
recently retired from the bench OF the supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia, painted by An
drewS has been framed and was this morning
placed in the room OF the Court in General Term.
James Garner for many years a lab0Ver at the
few days ago and was sent 10 the Insane Asylum,
died there to-day.
Suit was brought to-day by John Amber Smith
for Miss Alice E. Underwood, as assignee OF her
brother, against j. B. Alley and Others, for 1916
and interest from 1864. She claims that the Hons
j. b. Alley Cakes Ames and S. Hooper got credit
for this money and that they acted trustees for
her brother. The claim at present is more than
doubled by interest.
The Butler Zouaves Major c. B. Fisher COM
handing, at the meeting last Monday night unani-
mouSly decided to Join the National Guards. The
ZouaveS claim to be the first to enlist.
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LABOR IN POLITICS.
Call for State Convention in New York.

The subcommittee appointed by the general
committee Of the united labor party in New York
and Kings County, to cali State convention for
the purpose Of nominating candidates for Office,
has issued such call for convention to be held
at Syracuse, August IL. Three delegates and
three alternates are to be sent from each assembly
district, and one delegate from each land and
labor club in districts where there are no assem-
bly, district organizations. Accompanying the
call is a platform or declarations that the COM
m1ttee has laid down as the creed OF the party,
1t is combination OF the Henry George
land theory, greenbackiSm, socialism, and OF the
theories OF some OF the trades unions The sub
committee declares that the few who control the
mines, building sites OF cities, arabic and forest
lands, &C., have taken advantage OF the competi-
ZION among men Who without access to these nat
ural clements cannot live to lay taxes upon both
labor and capital to the full limit OF their en-
durance. These evils the committee traces to a
fundamental wrong-the making OF the land on
Which all must live the exclusive property OF only
a portion OF the community. To remedy all
these evils, restore life to business, and prevent
periodical depreSsions. the committee proposes
TO abolish all taxes on industry or its
products and to tax land values; also to
40 away with the present system Of finance
and establish in its stead monetary system
In which a legal-tender circulating medium
should be issued by the government without the
Intervention OF the banks. The committeeman
plunge into socialism and want the government
to take possession or and control ali the railroads
and telegraphs for the benefit OF the whole people,
instead OF Tor private pr0fit. 1t also wants such
changes made in the elective and political methods
as shall do away with the necessity for the use
OF money In elections, which has made both the
Old political organizations mere auctioneerS
stands for sale to the highest bidder OF nominal
lions. Both the democratic and republican parties
are denounced as hopelesSly and shameleSSly cor
Inonopoles equally unworthy OF the suffrages OF
tnOSe VINO do not live on public plumber.
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THE GARFIELD STATUE.
Arranging for an Imposing Ceremony
Next Thursday.

THE REUNION OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE
CUMBERLAND-THE UNWILLING OF THE sTATUE-A
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK.
The comfortable headquarters of the Society Of
the Army Of the Cumberland at the Arlington
Hotel had very animated appearance to-day.
Members OF the different committees connected
with the approaching ceremonies kept coming and
going, evidently working indefatigably to insure
the success Of their respective branches OF the meet
ing. Invitations to attend the meeting and
the unwilling ceremonies OF the Garfield
statue have been accepted by Representa-
tive w. NJ. Springer, w. T. Crump, the
former steward at the White House, who writes
that he Will be present. although still suffering
from the effects OF the strain In nursing President
Garfield; DR.. II. E. Goodman medical director Of
the goth Army Corps and DR.: c: n. Hoagland, sur
geOn OF the list Ohio Hon. RObt. G. IngerSoll has
declined, owing to pressure OF business affairs; II.
G. Begey, OF New York, because OF family bereave-
ment; ex-Attorney General Devens, because OF
not be present In person to unite
in tributes to this illustrious soldier, statesman,
Of soa
Gen. A. B. Underwood, ex-cOllectOr at Boston,
who was shot to pieces in the Army OF the Cum
because his wounds are in such condition as to
prevent his attendance; Col. Walworth, 42d ILL.,
nOts Infantry, also declines.
THE PROCESSION.
AS stated General Baird, marshal and chief OF
the unwilling procession, will issue formal order
regarding the procession on Monday. The order
has been delayed because responses have not been
received from several organizations invited to par
tcipate, and General Baird fears that the invita-
lions miScarried.
Columbia Commandery No. o&. this city will
be unable to participate because the centennial of
the grand lodge OF Maryland occurs in Baltimore
on the same day.
Arrangements have been made for members OF
the society and their friends to visit the Washing
ton Monument Wednesday afternoon, and the
management Of the Bull Run panorama has given
notice that members OF the society and their
friends will be admitted for half price on WedneS-
day afternoon.
LADY VISITORS TO BE ENTERTAINED.
A number Of ladies OF Washington who are aff1l-
lated with the Society OF the Army OF the Cumber-
land, talking OF giving reception to visiting
ladies on Wednesday evening, while the society is
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Alexamdrta Af6airs.


THE MINERAL RAILROAD AND rHp pRosprrr m
OPENs-The general assembly having chartered
the Mineral railroad 90 connect Alexandria Via
Virginia coai reiops the tow Mo' 6as IN the
chance OF becoming a coal outlet for the great
mines OF me continent The Alexandria Canal
Railway were both designed for this end bili the
A., l. II; NOW the ". q q. H. r. has failed %
reach It's destination and has changed its purpose
The Alexandria Canal, too, has gone but tins
does not necessarily prayent the town frnrn ls,-
coming an outlet Tor the Cumberland mines. un-
less the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is DESTROYED
Tor IL the steam tug had been developed IN 1870
there would have been no need Of the construc-
ton OF the Alexandria Canal: the river would
then as IL still does AFFORD every nceiful facility
for bringing the coal boats from the outlet losss
of the {. q. Canal % the wharves here. IN the
Mineral Railway rebuilds AleXandrias coal trad
from the Hampshire and Hardy coal beds there il
every PROBABILITY that IL viii attract, also no
little OF The Cumberland trade; and with coal
comes tron The Mineral Road VIII establish ia
offices here in few weeks
SCHOOL ixPRovENkST.-A school-ooard commit
tee Is getting estimates for the building OF an outer
stairway or The old Academy building AZ Washing
ton ana Wolfe streets endowed by Gen Washing
ton The design Is 10 give the entire floor Of each
story 10 the school, rs was the case when Robt n
lee was one o. the pupils, aud before the Academy
had been turned into dwelling house
A DIVORCES CAsE.-Mr. f. r. Holmes and Ms
Nary {. Holmes We're divorced not manV months
ago by decree OF the Corporation Court There
upon Mr.. Holmes married Mrs Hammond an esft-
mabe widow lady or this city. The divorce was
defective ana on application 10 the legislature 10
make III Nald the committee has reported adverse
~. II IS thought, however, that the divorce Will
be finally validated.
NoTEs.-Suit has been entered by the United
States In the United states Court OF this disir1, "a
appoint receiver or the Alexandria Canal and
wind up It's affairS.-The steamer Virginia has
again been placed on the Maryland ferry line
The Keller hook and ladder company held a bus.
ness meeting at the truck house last nlght.-Tht
schooner Kate NJ Hilton Is expected her, next
week with cargo oi plaster from Nova Scotia tC
w. A. Smoot Co. OF this city.-AleNandrta
washington Lodge, r. and A. NJ. OF this CITY, Will
leave here next Thursday morning. with Mr. ".
d. stewart a. MARSHAL 10 attend IN Baltimore the
centennial celebration OF the Maryland grand
lodge.-The town has now two local corpora
uons designed TO make Investments and move
ments in the direction OF It's business Interests
the Alexandria Mining Manufacturing and Ware
mouse Co., organized some years ago, and the Al
eNandr1a Real Estate and Title Co. lust incorpor-
ated The former company has Just held It's an
nual electl0n--The annual concert OF the Alex
andria Choral l Mon drew a crowd 10 the Opera
House last night.-The mayor has disc harged A
j. Davis, charged with stealing a watch.
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WAR DEPARTMENT QUARTERS.
Officials PuZZeled About AccOmmOda-
lions ] for Clerks in the New Build
ings

The uuestionpf how to crowd the army OF clerks
belonging to the outside bureaus OF the war De-
partment into the west and center wings OF the
State, War and Navy Department building Is both
ering the War Department official just now.
The law requires that all the bureaus except
the Signal Service bureau and the portion OF tne
SurgeCn-Gener.ls Office to be Accommodated In the
Army Medical Museum to be Quartereu
IN the new portion OF the DepartinenI
building and It also requires thai removals snail
be made by the first OF next March. The bulldlng
Is not expected TO be ready for occupancy before
the last OF January, and there Will be no time 10
spare In moving.
The War Department Will be very crowded.
although every bit or available space Will De ull-
led The distribution OF the rooms has not been
decided upon, except that the Secretary OF war
VIII remove his Office from the center OF the nOrtn
wing 10 Ihecf inter- OF the west wing on the OPP
pOSite side OF The building rom the ONCE vi the
Secretary OF the Navy.
The different bureau officers will be located as
near the Secretary OF Wars office as Is possible,
for Secretary Endicott wishes TO have them at
lald for consultation without loss or time
A SMALL FUND FOR FURNITURE.
only 's6U1OO is available for furnishing and
carpettng the new wings, and the law requires
that all the furniture possible In the rented
offices sh all be continued in use in the new build
Ing
The other parts Of this department building are
furnished in the most elegant manner, and the
west and center wings will be greatly out or keep
OF tile war Department think
vision had any OF the COngressmen ever seen the
old-faShioned. worn and roach and aDt-1n?eSted
desks and cases that comprise the furniture OF the
outside bureaus
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The Pacific Railroad Inquiry.

MORE TESTIMONY AS TO THE POOL AGREEMENT AND
THE TRANSFER OF SECURITIES.
The Pacific railroad commissioners resumed
their investigation OF the Union Pacific Railroad
in New York yesterday, Assistant Treasurer and
Secretary James NJ. Ham, OF the Union Pacific
was sworn. He became connected with the Kan
sas Pacific in 1878 or 1879. He explained the pool
agreement and the transfer of securities: The pool
ceased to exist after the consolidation OF the Pa
cific roads, The directors did not adopt resOlu-
ton authorizing the transfer of the stock to Jay
Gould, sidney Dillon or anybody else; but it was
transferred TO them in exchange. Mr.. Gould got
considerable quantity. This witness, like others
that had preceded him, manifested a great lack Of
memory as to details OF these transactions. He
said the aggregate value OF the securities as al
lowed was 8, 464, 600.
Almon Goodwin, who conducted the suit to take
the Denver Pacific stock out Of the mortgage
trust In 1880, said he was a trustee with Mr..
Gould. Before 1nstituting the suit they endeav-
Ored to ascertain II they had right to take the
stock out OF the mortgage trust. They were as
sured they had
Albert 8. ROSenbaum, who was California
shipper for twenty years, in his testimony charged
that the Union Pacific management had w1lfully
deprecated the value OF its securities.
No more testimony will be taken until next
Tuesday. There are twelve more witnesses to be
examined, and MeSSrs Jay Gould and Russell
Sage are among theNumber.
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A Wanderers Return.
BACK IN MOUNT HOLLY, AFTER TWENTY YEARS TO
CLAIM A LEGACY.

wanderers Return.
BACK IN MOUNT HOLLY, AFTER TWENTY YEARS, TO
CLAIM LEGACY.
over twenty years ago Clayton 81. Page young
man belonging to one OF the Oldest families OF
Burlington County, N. j., left his home in Mount
Holly, presumably for the purpose OF seeking his
fortune. Nothing was heard of him for several
years, and, as he was young fellow OF correct
habits and without any known vices his relatives
finally became alarmed and instituted search
for him. Once t1dings were received of him from
the East Indies, and thence he was traced to
Egypt and other parts OF the Old World. AS the
years passed on he was given up for dead. He
had, however, sister at Mount Holly, Annie Page,
who refused TO believe him dead, and expressed
confidence In his return. Before her DEATH which
occurred about four years ago, she made will, in
which she provided that II her lOng-los brother
should return to Mount Holly within ten years
after her death he was to have the residue OF her
property, amounting to about 5000. In some
way the news reached him In far-o1 Australia,
where he had been living for the past ten years,
and had amassed considerable sum OF money.
and he at once sailed for America, arriving In
New York ON Tuesday. On Wednesday he
reached Mount Holly, and established his identity
beyond question to the executor OF his sisters
estate. The money will now be paid him, and,
after short SOtOurn here, he will return to
Australia, where he has large business interests
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Name


The following changes from Tuesdays quotations
on the Washington Stock EXCHANGE are noted today
2 s., ~. registered. 1891; 1854 bid. 1921 asked.
y IS -s eonPN1s lS Ssn BID BID 1891 asked
3 G. per imps.. IS 1891 currency. liz sSf bid.
Market Marks 1874 BID
3O-year fund, IS. 1909. coin; 126a bid.
Washington and Georgetown railroad bonds, ll34
lumbia railroad stock, 42A bid, North Cap.
10Y asked. Georgetown Gas. AZ bid, Az asked
National Metpohtsn Insurance, 20 bid National
S3a bid; Columbia Insurance, l3s bid IA. asked
German American Insurance, Isl bid. Potomac
Insurance "a bid. Riggs Insurance, y4 bid, ~
asked asked o Masonic n Hall bonds 1924 bid Washington
Machine, 155 bid. Bank of washington, 24O bid.
National Metropolitan bank, $50 bid. Farmers.
and Mechanics Bank. Georgetown, 1881 bid
Citizen National Bank, 1857 bid Columbia Ma
tonal Bank. ll47< bid. Great Falls Ice, 13l bid.
Penn.Iel. Co.. ~ asked u. s. Electric Light IS
asked National Safe Deposited, 1861 bid
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enjoying the symposium. 1t is expected that
Gen. W. II. +. Lee, Of Virginia, will be present.
way to the Sedgwick exercises at Fredericksburg
Will probably stop in Washington to take part in
the reunion on Wednesday. The Abt Club will
furnish the vocal music for the exercises at the
congregational church and the symposium,
THE GARFIELD STATUE.
The chief event Of the reunion here will be the
unwilling of Mr.. j. @. A. Wards bronze statue of
Garfield, at Maryland Circle. The bronze statue
of which the cut printed with this article gives a
a good view, is heroic in size, 10 feet inches
in height, and stands on the pedestal looking
away from the Capitol down Maryland avenue
1t represents Garfield in a graceful unconven-
tional attitude, with his top coat thrown back
from his shoulder his right hand resting upon
book supported by his column and in his left hold
ing before him manuscript as If about to address
the people The pedestal is about Is feet in height
and well prOpOrtioned to the height OF the bronze
figure. The granite shaft is adorned with bronze
ornaments, and near the base are three brackets
representing the Student, the Soldier, and the
Stateman. These figures and the statue itself are
highly praised for their artistic worth Above
these figures are tablets in the form of shield,
on which rests globe for the student, a trumpet
and sword for the soldier, and a laurel wreath
enclosing the scales OF justice for the statesman
LOOped bands OF oak leaves, alternated with
acorns In bronze, encircle the shaft. The inscrip
lions upon the shaft are placed upon three sides,
as follows:
Southwest face:
James A. Garfield 1S31-1SSL
On the southeast face:
Major-General, U. s. ";
Member OF Congress-;
Senator and President OF the United States OF
America.
On the north face:
Erected by his Comrades
OF the Society OF the Army OF the Cumberland,
May IL, 1887.
THE PROGRAM OF THE DRILL.
The program OF the drill and for the events o
each day will not be arranged until Monday of the
week of the drill, when all the competing COM
panies will be in the city. At that time forty
three numbers representing the companies which
will take part in the drill will be placed in a hat
and the representative OF each company will be
invited to draw one OF these numbers. The day
and time when each company will appear in the
contest for the prizes will be determined in this
way and the skeleton program Will be filled in with
the names OF the co npetiJOrs.
The drill committee have secured Athletic Park
for the artillery drill, under the agreement by
which they received permission to use the White
Lot, 1t was stipulated that the artillery compa-
MES should not be allowed to drill ON that ground.
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Strange Phenomenon That Followed
Last Nights storm - What Looked
Like Sulphur In Vegetable Pollen.

After the rain shower OF early this morning the
cutters andlow places in the pavements showed
a deposit OF fine yellow powder, which many pro-
nounced sulphur 1t was said at once that there
had been shower OF sulphur, and many who
looked at the yellow stun believed it.
A STAR reporter called upon Professor Lester
Wodd, the botanist at the National Museum
for an explanation as to the nature and power
OF the yellow powder: He said, my atten-
ton has not been called to the presence Of any
such deposit to-day, and therefore 1 have not
examined this specific powder. 1t might posi-
bly, be an exception to the general rule but
from my knowledge of the subject / have
no hesitation in pronouncing 1t vegetable pollen
1t comes from the pine trees OF the District It is
very light and Is carried into the upper regions
ana washed out by rain. noticed recently that
the pine trees were shedding and that the pollen
was s very abundant It's really the male element
this may be all OF one kind This is not an unusual
phenomenon. It Is very common, and always oc-
ours at time when the pide trees are
shedding Their pollen. It consists Of minute
grains like little Spores and to the naked eye looks
like yellow dust, but subjected to microscopic ex-
animation these pollen grains have very different
shapes, which differ with different varieties OF
pine. 1t Is common wherever pine trees exist"
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MARRIED..

ETCHISON-BURR. ON "Wednesday, May g. 1887
al the residence Of the brides mother. 10y Rev Nm r.
Speake, of Baltimore assisted 10y Rev. Mr. BALDWIN
ERNEST LANSDAl.E ErCHISON, of West Nirrinia
and FANNIE RADCLIFFE BURR, OF Washington, d.
G. No cards.
FARR-RIGHTSTINE- Al the residence Of the brides
mother. April 21th, 1881, 10y Rev W. r. L. Meech,
RICHARD Earl. FARR and ALICE MAY RIGHT.
STINE, both of this city. No cards.
HooD,l.EE, At O'Clock pm, on Tuesday, May =
1887, 10y Rev. &. o. Cook the VI. l. church, AnAcus
ua d. c. goSA A. HOOD OF Philadelphia. Pa, -
LILA l.. LEE.